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Farbreague

Farbreague, seen from above at true elevation

Farbreague rises to 430 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the east-northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Garraunbaun, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Farbreague (Irish: Fear Bréige, meaning 'false man') is a mountain (Marilyn) in County Offaly, Ireland. It is a popular walking destination in the county. At 430 metres (1,410 ft) high, it is the county's sixth-highest mountain, the eighth-highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 798th-highest summit in Ireland.

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Wikidata Q5434874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.02514, -7.69808

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Saint Dominick's Well: 3.7 mi
  • Saint Kieran's Well: 4.2 mi
  • Saint Kieran's Well: 4.8 mi
  • Hugh O'Neill's Well: 6.1 mi
  • St Kaban's Well: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 45
Parks: 42
  • Glenafelly Forest Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Ashbury Field: 5.5 mi
  • Glebe Field: 6.4 mi
  • Killaun Bog Boardwalk: 7.6 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 21
Museums: 18
Gardens: 15
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 1
  • Clamp Hole Waterfall: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Farbreague. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ArderinENE 60°527 m2.1 mi
Stillbrook HillNE 36°514 m4.2 mi
BaunreaghcongENE 62°508.195 m8.7 mi
Wolftrap MountainNE 42°487 m6.9 mi
BarcamNE 41°484 m2.4 mi
Ridge of CapardENE 62°482.088 m9.8 mi
Carroll's HillNNE 24°482 m3.3 mi
Devil's Bit MountainSSW 213°480 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5818:44
June solstice05:0521:0422:01
September equinox07:1718:4619:32
December solstice08:4315:1016:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373185

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